Sussex Police leave Sussex Safer Roads Partnership
Sussex Police has given notice that it will be leaving the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership. The partnership is made up...
East Sussex
Planners set to decide next stage of Wivelsfield housing scheme
The next stage of a major housing development in Wivelsfield is set to go in front of Lewes planners next...
Decision due on Newick redevelopment plans
Proposals to redevelop a former commercial site in Newick are set to go in front of Lewes planners next week....
Rural housing development dismissed by planning inspector
Plans for a rural housing development near Five Ashes have been turned down at appeal. In a decision notice published...
Psychiatric nurse jailed for raping and suffocating 16-year-old girl
A psychiatric nurse has been jailed for 12 and a half years after he raped a 16-year-old schoolgirl and suffocate...
Councillors call for ‘urgent action’ on council home funding
Lewes councillors have unanimously backed calls for “urgent action” on funding for council housing. At a full council meeting on...
Man dies and two fight for life after sewage tanker crash
A driver has died and two passengers were fighting for their lives after a car and a sewage tanker crashed...
West Sussex councils and Brighton and Hove may join forces
Eight councils - Brighton and Hove City Council and all seven West Sussex districts - have submitted a letter expressing...
Recorded sex offences in Sussex continue to rise
More than 13,000 cases of rape and serious sexual assault were reported to Sussex Police between 202122 and 2023/24. The...
Councillor calls for progress report on zombie knives amnesty
The Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner has urged councillors to put pressure on the government to continue its focus on...
